Storage battery and method of making it



W. H. CRISSEY.

STORAGE BATTERY AND METHOD OF MAKING IT.

APPLICATION FILED MAYIZ, I92].

Patented May 9, 1921 2 SIIEETSSHEET 1.

7L TL ATTORNEYS w. H. CRISSEY. v STORAGE BATTERY AND METHOD OF MAKING IT- APPLICATION FILED MAYI2,1'92l- 1,415,804, Patented May 9, 1922,

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WALTER H4 GRISSEY, OI READING, PENNSYLVANIA.

STORAGE BATTERY AN D METHOD OF MAKING IT.

Application filed Kay 12,

To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that I, WALTER HfCmssnr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Reading, county of Berks, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Stor age Battery and Method of Melting it, of

which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a storage hattery and more particularly to one in which ll eliminate the necessity of employing the usual type of wood separators or insula tors invention comprehends a novel construction of a storage hattery wherein the positive and negative plates are insulated from each other in such a manner that the entire area of the active material is at all times eLdective.

ln'earrying out my invention, l apply to either the positiveor negative plates a do sired numher of insulating rings which are preterahly ot' hard rubber and which secure in position against either side oil the negatire or positive plates a perforated sheet oil till " hard ruhher so that when the plates are the house lightin type since the weight at the hattery and t e space talren' hy it isnot considered a factor. The battery plates are preierahly constructed in such a manner ,lllltth when placed in the jar they will he spaced-a desired distance ahove the hottom oil the jar; p

lit further comprehends a novel construe tion of hattery plate and a novel construe tion of insulating memhers cooperatrg therewith,

it further consists of other novel features of "construction all as will fully set forth.

For the purpose of illustrating my in vention, I have shown in the accompanyin drawings typical, embodiments thereo Specification of Letters Patent,

he hereinafter which are at present preferred by me, since these embodiments will he found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, it is, however, to he understood that the va rious instrumentalities of which my inven tion consists can he variously arranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein shown and descrihed, L

Figure i represents, in trout elevation, a hattery plate, emhodying my invention.

Figure 2, represents, in host elevation, a portion oi another form oil hattery plate, emhodying my invention. t

Figure 3 represents, in lront elevation, a hattery plate and its adjuncts, emhodying my invention, and showing more particu larly the manner in which the insulating rings are secured in position and how they in turn secure a perforated hard ruhher ac Patented May a, l92ht tive material retaining sheet in proper posh tion Figure lrepresents a section on line lll nit l igure l igure it represents a top plan view oil a plurality oi"; hattery plates in assemhled positinnn ,limilar numerals oli reference indicate corresponding parts.

llelerring to the drawings,

ll or convenience oi manufacture, the hat tery plates are pre'lerahly cast in the term seen. in l igure it, it heing of course understood that the Jtorm and arrangement of the grid portion at the plate may vary widely in practice and that the size, shape and ar rangement oil the apertures can he of any desired or conventional type so long as they will retain the requisite amount oi material when in finished term, lit will thereiore'he understood that the rectangular arrange ment oil the walls of the apertures through the plates conventional only. The top wall it of the trains olthe grid is preierahly smooth when originally cast hut a slot or recess it is loiuned in the side wall oil the plate lug ll, 4: designates the insulating memhers which are preferahly in the form oi endless rings which are prelerahly constructed ot hard ruhher, 'lhese insulating meinhers t are secured in spaced relationship along tha side walls of a hatter plate and this can he accomplished dirent ways, In Figure 2, l have shown the top trains member 1 as provided with the recesses or llll notches which receive the insulating members 4 in order to secure them in spaced relationship. The insulating member 4 in proximity to the plate lug 3 is inserted into 5 the slot 2 in order to retain it in its proper position. I

In Figures 3 to 5 inclusive, instead of em- .ploying a notch or recess ash in Figure 2, I

employ a mechanical equivalent thereof by forming abutments 6 on the top frame mem plate I preferabl employ two abutments.

while at the side rthest removed from the plate lug 3, I preferably employ but one abutment. It will be understoodthat the insulating members a are placed over the usual apertured cover 7 in case such is employed.

In accordance with my present invention one dos not lose-any of the area of the active material. The insulating members 4 so are preferably secured only on the positive plate but if preferredthey can be placed on the negative plate instead of the positive plate and the positive and negative plates will be properly insulated from each other.

If the abutments are burnt on the plate it will be apparent ,that they' can be formedsimultaneously on a large number of plates and the ositive and negative-plates can be assembled or paired. together much more 40- quickly than can be accom lished in th methods. heretofore practice It will be apparent from-the foregoing that in carryingout themethod of insulating plates inaccordance withv my present invention, I secureato the plates 1n spaced relationship a plurality of insulating members which are preferably in the form of'annular. rings with abutments for maintaim ing such insulating members in spaced relationship, the abutments being formed prior to or subsequently to the placement of the insulating members on a battery. plate.

The bottom of a battery plate preferably has formed on it the downwardly projectin members Swhich can be burnt on-or forme thereon as desired. In connection with these plates, I'employ a jar having its bottom r1bs of sufiicient height to rgtain a desired amountof active'material 1n the bot- I tom of the jar and a cover is em loyed with an insulating gasket about the ar and .the plate lug or post. I

In accordance with my present invention, I "render it unnecessary to use a wood sepa I 66 rator or insulator. A hard rubber ring is .ta es shrunk when heated and in an expanded condition over the end of the plate and seating when cooled and contracted in seats cast or formed on the grid of the battery plate. The end rings are held on the plate at the bottom by feet which may be burned in place if desired by the use of a lead burning flame. I The perforated rubber sheets 7 act as an active material retainer and as an additional insulator and may be used against the face of ,the positive or negative plate to be set against each side of a positive or of a negative plate and the-insulating rings are slipped over them so that the rubber sheets will prevent any loosening of the sections of the positive active material and prevent it from bridging across to the opposite plate and short circuiting or preventing short circuiting between plates that may be caused by excessive sponging of the negative active material.

It will be further apparent that by eliminating the wood separators ordinarily employed, I eliminate any local action or internal discharge in the cell and permit greater rates of charge or discharge, The conductivity of the cell is'increased or the. internal resistance decreased by the elimination of the wood separator. The separator and positive group or the separator and negative group when once assembled form acomplete unit making it unnecessary to individually handle any separators in replacing any leaky cells, since all that it is necessary to do isto part the negative and positive elements and pair them together again. 7

It will now be apparent that I have devised a new and useful construction of a storage battery and method of making it which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description, and while I have, in the present instance, shown and described preferred embodiments thereof which will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that such embodiments are susceptible of modification in various particulars without departing from the spirit or scope ofthe invention or sacrificing any of its; advanaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The method of insulating a battery plate, which consists in' forming a battery plate with seats, heating hard rubber rings to expand them, passing said rings over said plates into register with said seats, and allowing said ringsto cool, whereby they con-' tract and are positively locked in said seats and retained thereby in spaced relationship on said plate. v

2. The method of insulating a battery having seats and a plate lug with a seat, of perforated hard rubber plates on opposite sides of said battery plate, and hard rubber insulating rings in spaced relationship 15 around said plate and shrunk into engagement with said seats.

lVALTER H. CBISSEY.

Witnesses C. l). MCVAY, N. BUssINsE a. 

